The Board has denied the veteran's claims for compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for sterility and impotence, as there is no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to VA surgery in 1962.
The deciding factor: There was no current medical evidence of sterility or impotence, nor any medical records confirming the 1962 VA surgery.
- Claimed conditions
- sterility, impotence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2000
- Citation
- 0014706
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for sterility, as there has not been substantial compliance with previous remand directives.
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